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Deocaris, C. C.

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bioRxiv2021

Network-based analysis on the pharmacological mechanisms underlying the anti-diabetic property of Coix lachryma-jobi

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common endocrine disorder and among the top 10 leading diseases causing death worldwide. Coicis semen [CS] (Coix lacryma-jobi), also known as adlay have been reported to display anti-diabetic properties. Unfortunately, studies on the pharmacological mechanisms involving adlay for the treatment of diabetes are nil. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the interactions and mechanisms of the bioactive compound targets of adlay in the treatment of diabetes using network analysis. Adlay bioactive compounds and potential target genes were obtained from SymMap. Diabetes related target genes were collected from CTD. Protein-Protein Interaction Network was analyzed using the STRING database. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses were performed using DAVID to further explore the mechanisms of adlay in treating diabetes. PPI and compound-target-pathway were visualized using Cytoscape. A total of 25 bioactive compounds, 201 corresponding targets, and 35839 diabetes mellitus associated targets were obtained while 200 were considered potential therapeutic targets. The 9 bioactive compounds studied were berberine, oleic acid, beta-sitosterol, sitosterol, linoleic acid, berberrubine, jatrorrhizine, thalifendine, and stigmasterol. The identified 5 core targets were ESR1, JUN, MAPK14, and RXRA. Adlai targets enriched in GO terms were mostly involved with positive regulation of transcription, response to drugs, and negative regulation of apoptosis. This study provides novel research insights into the clinical properties of adlay in diabetes melitus treatment.

pharmacology and toxicology↗

bioRxiv2021

Pharmacological mechanisms on the anti-breast cancer property of Coix lacryma-jobi: A network-based analysis

Breast cancer is considered as one of the three most common cancers around the world and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Coix lachrymal jobi, commonly known as Jobs tears or adlay has been reported to possess anti-cancer properties. Despite evidences provided by clinical data, the usage of Coix lacryma-jobi in treating cancer, particularly breast cancer, has been scarce. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the pharmacological mechanisms underlying its anti-breast cancer property using various network pathway analyses. Bioactive compounds from Coix lacryma-jobi and its potential target genes were obtained from SymMap. Breast cancer-related target genes were collected from CTD. Protein-protein interaction network was analyzed using the STRING database. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses were performed using DAVID to further explore the mechanisms of Coix lacryma-jobi in treating breast cancer. PPI and compound-target-pathway were visualized using Cytoscape. A total of 26 bioactive compounds, 201 corresponding targets, 36625 breast cancer-associated targets were obtained, and 200 common targets were considered potential therapeutic targets. The 9 bioactive compounds identified were berberine, oleic acid, beta-sitosterol, sitosterol, linoleic acid, berberrubine, jatrorrhizine, thalifendine, and stigmasterol. The identified 5 core targets were ESR1, JUN, MAPK14, and RXRA. Coix lacryma-jobi targets enriched in GO terms were mostly involved in regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, drug response, steroid hormone receptor activity, and protein binding. This study elucidates on the pharmacological underpinnings on the potency of adlay against breast cancer. Its subsequent drug development will be worth a step forward for a breast cancer-free society.

pharmacology and toxicology↗

bioRxiv2021

Trends and Gaps on Philippine Scombrid Research: A bibliometric analysis

Philippine scombrids have been among the top priorities in fisheries research due primarily to their economic value worldwide. Assessment of the number of studies under general themes (diversity, ecology, taxonomy and systematics, diseases and parasites, and conservation) provides essential information to evaluate trends and gaps of research. This study presents a bibliometric evaluation of the temporal trends from 2000-2019 on Philippine scombrid research. Seven out of nine tuna species have SREA values equal to or higher than 1 with Thunnus albacares being the most researched tuna species. Twelve out of thirteen non-tuna species have SREA values less than one, thus indicating low research effort. It was apparent that there were significant differences in the number of studies in each thematic area except in chemical analysis and diseases and parasites between scombrid groups where there was low research effort observed. The research points at the uneven research distributions between scombrid groups in each thematic area. As locally published research are significantly behind foreign publications in terms of citation index, international collaborations by Filipino researchers have shown an increase research impact. Our study hopes to influence the local and international R&D agenda on Philippine scombrids and promote solidarity among nations towards its conservation and management.

bioinformatics↗